INFO 5305

User Experience and User Research

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course takes a deep dive into the user experience (UX) lifecycle--from conceiving an idea for a product to evaluating a prototype--and user research methods. We will cover techniques for understanding your target users (e.g., observations and interviews) and designing and evaluating your prototypes (e.g., lab studies and walkthroughs). If you have taken a human computer interaction class before, many of these techniques will be familiar. Our goal in this course is to go deeper, help you gain more practice and expertise so that you will be ready to apply what you learn when you graduate. The course lectures will cover the theory, history, and practical aspects of UX and user research methods. Student deliverables include many short in-class exercises and weekly homework assignments.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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